BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai energy drink brand Red Bull has tried to distance itself from a member of the business founder’s family who was involved in a leak and leak case as calls to boycott their products grew. Vorayuth Yoovidhya, grandson of the late Chaleo Yoovidhya, who created the Thai …
Read More »New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern’s ratings are sky-high before the election
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s party beat her rivals in the latest opinion poll, setting the charismatic 40-year-old leader on the way to a comfortable victory in the September election. FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a press conference leading up to the …
Read More »Germany rejects Trump’s proposal to allow Russia to return to the G7 – Minister of Foreign Affairs – Agricultural products
BERLIN, July 27 (Reuters) – Germany rejected a proposal by United States President Donald Trump to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to return to the more advanced economies of the Group of Seven (G7), Foreign Minister said German Heiko Maas in an interview published on Monday. . Trump raised the …
Read More »Global prospects weaken for China’s tech champions as big powers collide
SHANGHAI / BEIJING (Reuters) – The global ambitions of Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei are marked in brick and mortar at a new company campus in southern China, where the buildings are replicas of European cities. FILE PHOTO: Employees are seen after a day of work at the new Huawei …
Read More »China imports more oil from Saudi Arabia than any other country in June
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia increased 15% in June from a year ago, as refineries ordered record volumes of fuel in March and April when oil prices fell, solidifying the position of the kingdom as the main supplier of oil to China. FILE PHOTO: An …
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